American Sphinx : The Character of Thomas Jefferson (Paperback)

from Josh_Hanagarne

This was an interesting look at a peculiar and, in most ways, an inspiring man. American Sphinx doesn't assume that the reader comes to the table with voluminous knowledge, which is refreshing; the...

from mybucketlistofbooks

Good review of Thomas Jefferson's character. Not a chronological look at Jefferson's life. Rather the author looks at various times in Jefferson's life and the incidents that occurred during them, ...

from rivkat

Thomas Jefferson again! The man had an enormous capacity to write beautiful sentiments and then not live up to them, that's for sure. Ellis, writing before the DNA testing became definitive, expres...

from msaucier818

Another solid book about one of our great characters in American History. Jefferson is one of the most hypocritical Founding Fathers who was nonetheless great in his time or any. This book focuses ...

from michaelhattem

Despite my own personal inclinations towards Jefferson, it is not the criticism of America Sphinx that I find slightly disturbing but, rather, the somewhat disingenuous pose that Ellis assumes. A q...